‎Guerre‎

‎Lillian Guerra‎

‎The Myth of Jose Marti: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba‎

‎Paperback / softback. New. Lillian Guerra argues that political violence and competing interpretations of the ""social unity"" proposed by Cuba's revolutionary patriot Jose Marti reveal conflicting visions of the nation - visions that differ in their ideological radicalism and in how they cast Cuba's relationship with the United States. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : B9780807855904 ISBN : 0807855901 9780807855904

‎Society of the War of 1812‎

‎Burials of War of 1812: Veterans in the Commonwealth of Virginia‎

‎Heritage Books 2019-12-30. Illustrated. paperback. Used: Good. 8.50x1.14x11.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Heritage Books paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : SONG0788454412 ISBN : 0788454412 9780788454417

‎ANNALS OF THE WAR, THE‎

‎Written by Leading Participants North and South‎

‎1879. ANNALS OF THE WAR THE. Written by Leading Participants North and South. Originally Published in the Philadelphia Weekly Times. Phila.: The Times Publishing Company 1879. 1st ed. 800pp. Illus. Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth. Light wear to spine ends and corners inner hinges tape-repaired else very good. Dornbusch III 377. "A valuable collection of subjective articles written by such leading wartime commanders as Beauregard J.E. Johnston Longstreet and Pleasonton" Nevins I 22. "Excellent commentaries on campaign written by officers on both sides; these articles are more reliable than similar monographs found in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" Nevins I p.52. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 80452

‎WAR DEPARTMENT‎

‎Executive and Congressional Directory of the Confederate States‎

‎1899. WAR DEPARTMENT. Executive and Congressional Directory of the Confederate States 1861-1865. Compiled from Official Records. Record and Pension Office. Washington DC; Government Printing Office 1899. 12pp. Orig. printed wrappers housed in custom maroon morocco and marbled boards folding case. Near fine. Rare. Nicholson p. 276 says "100 copies printed. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 76374

‎UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR‎

‎System of Exercise and Instruction‎

‎UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR. A System of Exercise and Instruction of Field-Artillery Including Manoeuvres for Light or Horse-Artillery. Boston: Hilliard Gray and Company. 1843. 78pp. plus 56 plates 2 folding. Contemporary calf. Near fine. A detailed military manual. A label on the inner front board notes: "This Book is Public Property and is to be delivered up by every offier on retiring from office for the use of his successor. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 47756

‎United States Secretary of War‎

‎Report of the Secretary of War‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0331158671.G ISBN : 0331158671 9780331158670

‎Curtis, Kent‎

‎The Tired Captains‎

‎<p>New York: D. Appleton And Company 1928. First Edition. HB. Blue cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine 8vo 214 pp. plus 3 pp. publishers ads at rear. Marvin Kent Curtis 1890-1957 graduated from Amherst College enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 at the start of World War I and after training as a pilot was assigned to the 148th Aero Squadron led by Elliott White Springs author of War Birds. Curtis was shot down in August 1918 and reported dead but was actually captured by the Germans. This work is a fictional account of his World War I experiences. Signed copy with a full page drawing of Paul Bunyan in color on ffep with the following inscription: "This rough Sketch of a rough character is for Hi Belding from his friend the author. Kent Curtis." Hiram Belding Jr. book plate on half-title page. No marks in book binding tight. Gilt lettering on spine lightly rubbed. Book condition VG lacking the dust jacket.</p> D. Appleton And Company hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : MA7951

‎COLLIER'S RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR EXTRA‎

‎VICE-ADMIRAL TOGO: Commander Of The Japanese Squadron Which Torpedoed The Russia‎

‎Springfield 1904 Collier's. Special "EXTRA" issue 28 x 3 39.5 cm. opens to 50.6 x 29 cm. 9 pages 16 b.w. photos bird's eye map center fold of front page right half torn & restored now all solid & firm. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION ! . . . THIS WAS A SPECIAL "EXTRA" EDITION OUTLINING THE . . . JAPANESE SUCCESS OVER THE RUSSIAN MAN-OF-WAR FLEET . . . IN PORT ARTHUR CELEBRATING VICE-ADMIRAL TOGO . THE PHOTOGRAPHS: a. Front Cover: Vice-Admiral Togo b. Photographs of Japan's leading statesmen: . back cover: "Outpost Of Russian Cossacks On The Manchurian Frontier." Drawing by Frederic Remington. . VICE-ADMIRAL TOGO 1848-1934: Marshal-Admiral the Marquis Togo Heihachiro served as a "Gensui" "Admiral" of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. . He claimed descent from Samurai Shijo Kingo and he was an integral part of preserving Japanese artwork. . As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 he successfully confined the Russian Pacific naval forces to Port Arthur before winning a decisive victory over a relieving fleet at Tsushima in May 1905. Western journalists called Togo the "Nelson of the East". . THE WINNING JAPANESE BATTLE IN TSUSHIMA STRAIGHTS: . During the Russo-Japanese War Togo engaged the Russian navy at Port Arthur and the Yellow Sea in 1904 and to widespread international acclaim commanded the Japanese naval forces at the destruction of the Imperial Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet at the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905. . The Battle of Tsushima was considered a daring naval victory pitting a small emerging Asian nation i.e. Japan against a major European adversary. . Russia was at the time the world's third largest naval power. While the Japanese fleet at Tsushima lost only three torpedo boats under Togo's command of the 36 Russian warships that went into action 22 were sunk. including seven battleships six were captured six were interned in neutral ports and only three escaped to the safety of Vladivostok. . The above was extracted from Wikipedia article see below for more details. . DETAILS OF THE CONTENTS: "COLLIER'S RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR EXTRA" . This was an insert or 'extra' separate illustrated article consisting of 8 pages of photos and text with a double-page drawing by Charles Graham. . This item is firstly left margin folded then mildly center folded. It is a very RARE 'un-cut' as issued extra. It must be carefully handled and not 'suddenly opened' causing rips and tears because this kind of special edition is an unfamiliar item in the modern world. It is about 118 years old on period thin paper. Caution is required when handling. . When properly unfolded this is a grand sized very large item. . 1. Front cover shows a full page photo of Vice-Admiral Togo 28 x 39.5 cm. the size of each single page. . 2. Inside the first page after above is drawing and half-page article: "THE COMPLETE READINESS" by Arthur May Knapp special Collier's correspondent on the scene. . 3. Full single page: "LEADING STATESMEN OF JAPAN" showing nine photographs of Japan's eminent statesmen and leading military officers with caption of their title name and rank. . 4. This is a double-page drawing by Graham. signed in the lower left corner by him and his printed name in the lower right corner. This sheet opens to be a grand size: ca. 56 x 39.5 cm. . This drawing shows a sketch map with Siberia at the top Manchuria below that the Liaotung Gulf Dalny Weihaiwei & Port Arthur the anchorage of the Russian fleet & the Korea Bay. . Seoul & Chemulpo was the location of the Japanese fleet. Essentially locking the Russian fleet in a cul-de-sac at Port Arthur. . All of Korea and Port Arthur are shown with the Russian fleet. . The Japanese islands are to the upper right and right side. . 5.Full single page article "THE THEATRE OF WAR: A description of the region illustrated in the map on the preceding pages" by Cyrus C. Adams. With center chart showing a statistical chart comparing the "Effective Naval Strength at the Opening of Hostilities.' Comparing naval vessels number of ships on station military strength area &population finance and table of distances. . 6. Following is a single page: "RUSSIAN WARSHIPS TORPEDOED AT PORT ARTHUR BY THE JAPANESE ON THE NIGHT OF FEB. 8 1904". This shows three great battle ships: "Ketvizan"Czarevitch" and the cruiser "Pallada." . 7. The single back page: "OUTPOST OF RUSSIAN COSSACKS ON THE MANCHURIAN FRONTIER" drawn by Frederic Remington also signed in lower right of that drawing. . CONDITION: This is the original "Extra" edition issued February 20 1904 by Collier's magazine. It is tender and as issued. . The item is center folded but 'un-cut' as issued designed to be opened up to show the details of the battle. . Per the advice and warning above this is the original publisher's issue of the Extra printed on very thin paper. There are a number of old mended tears the main one is in the center of the first page center following the center fold to the right. There are other minor repairs with Washi Japanese handmade mulberry fiber paper. There is a small bit of mend on the back side of this page over page 2 illustration in its lower left corner impact is minimal. . Other closed tears have also been restored mended and improved upon rendering the item more stable and easier to fold open. Please review photos posted to our website for a better view. . This historic item is "sold as is" it has been described with all its flaws as best as can be done. . This item is NOT REFUNDABLE nor will there be any adjustments refunds or other considerations upon acceptance of a firm order. . By ordering this you agree to all of the above terms of sale. . THE PHOTOS Color photos are posted to our website. . REFERENCES: . Vice-Admiral Togo see Wikipedia article: en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Togo_Heihachiro . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42025901

‎Guerra, Vince‎

‎The Stars and Their Places‎

‎Copperlight Wood 2019-08-30. hardcover. Used: Good. 5.00x0.63x8.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Copperlight Wood hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : SONG0960092102 ISBN : 0960092102 9780960092109

‎France Ministere, Guerre‎

‎Décret Du 12 Juin 1867 Portant Règlement Sur Le Service Des Frais de Route Des Militaires Isolés Sciences Sociales French Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 2013690835.G ISBN : 2013690835 9782013690836

‎LIFE MAGAZINE 1945 [KUNMING TRAGEDY, END OF WORLD WAR 2]‎

‎AUGUST 20 1945. ARTICLES: 1. CHINESE TRAGEDY WAR-TIME INFLATION BRINGS HUNGER &‎

‎New York 1945 Life. Pictorial wrapperscomplete issue very clean & solidmany black & white photoscontents very clean 26.5 x 35.5 cm. FIRST & ONLY ORIGINAL EDITION . . . THE END OF WORLD WAR 2 IN JAPAN . . THE DROPPING OF THE ATOM BOMBS & JAPAN'S SURRENDER . . THIS ISSUE CONTAINS 12 ARTICLES ON THE PACIFIC WAR . . The articles: 1. THE WAR'S ENDING 1 photo. . 2. ATOM BOMBS OBLITERATE HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI 7 photos. . 3. B-29'S ALMOST FINISH THE JOB Hiroshima before & after 2 photos. . 4. REFUELING AT SEA REVEALED AS NIMITZ' SECRET WEAPON 1 photo. . 4. TRUMAN REPORTS TO NATION MEETS WITH HIS CABINET 5 photos. . 6. RUSSIA JOINS THE U.S.S.R. JOINS THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN 2 photos. . 7. SURRENDER OFFERS TOUCHES OFF VICTORY CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD 6 photos. . 8. U.S. PAID HEAVY PRICE TO WIN PACIFIC WAR 2 photos. . 9.THE JAPANESE EMPEROR IS JAPAN BUT HE HAS BEEN USED BY THE MEN WHO REALLY RUN JAPAN 1 PHOTO. . 9. PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: THE ATOMIC BOMB: ITS FIRST EXPLOSION OPEN'S A NEW ERA 10 PHOTOS. . 10. MANHATTAN PROJECT: ITS SCIENTISTS HAVE HARNESSED NATURE' BASIC FORCE: by Francis Sill Wickware 31 photos. . 11. RADAR ANOTHER OF THE WAR'S GREAT SECRET WEAPONS IS REVEALED 22 photos. . 12. INFLATION IS CHINESE TRAGEDY; Wartime inflation brings hunger and black markets to Kunming 7 photos . 13. SPEAKING OF PICTURES: SOME LEADERS OF THE PACIFIC VICTORY: a double-page group of military leaders in the U.S. Navy U.S. Army & U.S. Air Forces: 50 photographs in all including those famous commanders in China Burma CBI and the pacific: Douglas MacArthur Joseph W. Stilwell Albert Wedemeyer Carl Spaatz Claire Chennault George Stratemeyer Chester Nimitz William F. Halsey John S. McCain James H. Doolittle and many others. . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 37038901

‎[WAR OFFICE, GREAT BRITIAN]‎

‎MANDALAY AND RANGOON. Two R.A.F. Cloth Maps Printed Both Sides.‎

‎London 1957 Geographical Section General Staff. Cloth folding map opens to 86.5 x 60 cm. folds down to be ca. 10 x 13 cm. color printed on two sides brilliantly clean sharp no marks in collector's condition. R A R E . . . . This is a lovely pair of very clean bright undamaged color folding cloth maps. 1. MANDALAY: This shows from 20 degrees south to 24 degrees north and 96 degrees west to 102 degrees east. Shows from Yamethin at lower left across Meng-lieh Chiang-Cheng Mandalay at the center left and all the rest of the country north and east of there. Shows the Irrawaddy Mekong and other rivers. Shows Mo-chiang T'a-Lang at upper right corner. . 2. RANGOON: Showing from lower left corner 96 degrees west to 102 degrees east 16 degrees south to 20 degrees north. The Gulf of Martaban Laos at the extreme right edge. Toungoo at upper right Home of the A.V.G. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP aka. "FLYING TIGERS." Moulmien and lower right Mekong river from top to bottom center and the Mekong river at the right near Laos Mae Haun Saun Mau T'au Wang Mak Khaun Rahaeng Thani Sukhothai Phitsanulok Uttradit Phrae Lampang Lamphun Chiang Mai Mae Haun Saun Muang Nan Pak La Phitsanulok. Essentially the map drifts from Burma at the left through Thailand and Laos showing the main cities and all of the smaller villages. . KEY: The key shows the scale as 1:1000000 miles kilometers with a reference key legend shows all landmarks symbols roads railway lines canals rivers wells water pipe lines contours and other prominent features. all of the small cities villages mountains rivers roads and times ahead of G.M.T. . RARITY OF THE MAP This map is a relic of the Cold War issued to British Royal Air Force pilots and crew. Seldom brought home due to the "Restricted" nature of the map which is imprinted in red both at the top and bottom. All such maps were checked out from the flight line then returned after return to the airbase. "Restricted is printed in red on both sides. QUITE RARE ! . PRINTED ON TWO SIDES The map is printed on both sides . CONDITION: This map is flawless no defects marks or blemishes whatsoever. Exceptionally brilliant and clean collector's condition. . RED BY THE AMERICANS AND BRITISH FLIERS AND AIR CREW: This map and others like it were also used by the "FLYING TIGERS" during the fight against the Japanese prior to World War II in 1937 through the end in 1945. . This map and many similar to it were part of the items issued to "FLYING TIGER" pilots and A.V.G. "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP' pilots. They were often tied around the neck to keep them warm while flying. . PART OF THE ESCAPE AND EVASION KIT: The map also had an Annual Magnetic Change compass miles scale kilometers nautical miles 1:1000000 altitudes of land mass legend or key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to boundaries. This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" survival kit Escape and Evasion printed on thick nylon parachute cloth. These maps were often worn by fighter and other air crew members as scarves to insure they would be with the downed airman if/when his plane or he had to parachute out into the sea or over land. . SURVIVAL KIT: Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 or .45 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and some basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during the Korean War and few if any others survived the attrition rate of war time and climate prevented many from ever being brought back home. This map was issued to fliers to insure downed fliers had some chance to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 32055701

‎[WAR OFFICE, GREAT BRITIAN] [RAF MAP]‎

‎44 A/B. A: INDIA Part Of BURMA North West. B: BURMA North East SIAM Thail‎

‎London 1944 Geographical Section General Staff. Silk cloth 62 x 97 cm.very clean bright copy 2 tiny holes else solid folds to 9 x 13.5 cm. color printed 2 side2 maps in all. Issued by MI 9 FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION . . . . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 ROYAL AIR FORCE RAF 1944 . . . "E & E" "ESCAPE & EVASION" SILK SURVIVAL MAP . . . BURMA SIAM & FRENCH-INDO CHINA VIETNAM . . . YUNNAN SOUTH CHINA & THE TIP OF INDIA. . . . WITH INSET OF ADJACENT AREA MAPS: 44 ABCDJ & K: . . . OF BURMA SIAM CAMBODIA LAOS S.VIETNAM & INDIA . . MAP 44 A: Shows Arrang & Sibsagar at the north down to Minbu Magwe & Tayetmyo in the south. From west to east: Chittagong Hill Tracts to Maymyo Mandalay et al. . MAP 44 B: Showing from the north southward: Hkamti Long Nung & Lihsaw and Weishi. Utmost south: Mong Rai Kaarenni Aiam & French Indo China. From west to east: Kodaung Hill Tracts Tawngpeng to Meikia Mengli Muong Sing & Rabang. . An important World War 2 British Intelligence MI-9 "E & E" Escape & Evasion" map. Created and designed for RAF Royal Air Force & shared with U.S.A.A.F. U.S. Army Air Force pilots & flight crews fighting against the common Japanese enemy. . This map and others of the adjacent areas were carried by allied flyers in the "C.B.I." "CHINA-INDIA-BURMA theaters of war. Used also by "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" later known as the famous "FLYING TIGERS" of the United States FOURTEENTH & TWENTY-THIRD ARMY AIR FORCES AAF in Burma and throughout China. . British RAF and American AAF pilots cooperated in 1941-1942 fighting the onslaught of Japanese invading South China: Hong Kong Kwangtung Guangzhou Kuangsi Guangxi French Indo-China Hanoi & S. Vietnam Thailand Siam Singapore and Burma. . The allies shared resources and targets in the early years of this beginning campaign against Japanese ground air force and targets of opportunity. . Allied pilots and air crew carried this silk area map as well as other related A.A.F. cloth maps to provide 'hope' for down airmen. The map assisted airman finding friendly lines and make their way back to safe havens. . This kind of map printed on thick silk was commonly worn as a flyer's neck scarf during combat flight missions. Some also wore a "Survival Vest" loaded with other valuable emergency use rations pistol & equipment designed to help airmen's "E & E" Escape & Evasion using these kinds of silk maps to return to friendly lines. . CONDITION: This map is fairly clean with a very small 'tone' area in upper right corner of sheet B it may just be some of the usual 'transfer' of pale color from the upper folded part on this as it is a similar tone. The two old mended small splits appear to be firm and solid. The edges are a bit frayed as usual by and large an excellent example of a vintage and exceptionally RARE World War 2 silk map. . Color photos are posted to our website. . REFERENCES: . BALDWIN R.E. et al.: LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY. DOLL John G.: CLOTH MAPS CHARTS AND BLOOD CHITS OF WORLD WAR 2. search: escape-maps.history_of_wwii.___Asiatic_Series . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 38011701

‎CHINA AT WAR‎

‎CHINA AT WAR‎

‎Hong Kong 1940 South China Morning Post. Blue stiff wrs. very good 128p. 17 b.w. photos Vol. IV No. 4 clean and solid copy 14.2 x 20 cm. FIRST & ONLY EDITION . . . Highly pro-Chiang Kai-shek Jiang Jieshi & Mme. Chiang. Detailed discussion of China at war covers Japanese incendiaries new bombing tactics Chinese pursuit of fight Chinese aerial training Japan losing 848 planes the bombing of Luchow military objective education & the Chekiang mass education Kweichow Provincial College mass education technical education vocational schools industry in China refugee labor camp Chinese communications different financial connotations Youth corps camp Japan's designs on Indo-China &c. . Each issue outlines the current situation with the Japanese war in China work of Christians missionaries and others against Japanese efforts refusal of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. to allow Japanese troops or command to take over Y.M.C.A. hotels other anti-Japanese efforts of Chinese women in arms gallant efforts to sabotage Japanese in every way possible including railways materials and anything that would slow them down. . These are eye-witness statements not propaganda. An interesting primary source loaded with factual evidence. . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 95210401

‎POST WORLD WAR II PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN‎

‎A SET OF THREE-BOXED PHOTOGRAPHS OF POST-WORLD WAR II JAPAN:Lovely Sets of Photo‎

‎Yokohama Tokyo n.d.ca 1948 n.p. Three colorful boxes of b.w. photos of Japan: box a:33 ea. 7 x 7.5 cm. English cap- tions; b: 30 ea. 10.5 x 7 cm. & c: 50 each 10.5 x 7.5 cm. both have English captions on the verso clean sharp images. . . . .SUPERB ALBUM OF POST WORLD WAR II PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN. . . A very lovely and early set of great commercial photographs of Japan taken immediately after the war under American occupations. The photographs generally were done for the American occupation forces as a souvenir of their visit to Japan. The photos show a great number of familiar and famous scenes in Japan 106 in all contained in three separate boxes. . Box A:Title Cover: CUSTOMS OF JAPAN: Shows the images: New Years celebrations Kabuki act or and dance parasol maker Kyoto maidens children in the snow mother and laughter Kintai bridge Japanese women chrysanthemums fisherman's daughter beautiful Japanese women in Kimono festivals Geisha girls dancers ceramic designers kite-flying Ainu snow scenes weavers fireworks Girls' Festival flower arranging fireman spring and summer views. Contained in a red clam-shell box 36 photos in all. . Box B: Title Cover: VIEWS OF JAPAN 30 photos in all. Tokyo Central Station ports where Americans arrived in Japan: Yokohama Kobe Sasebo and other ports where U.S. Naval bases were established castles Imperial Palace Kure the former Japanese navy main shipyard with one building bombed out and burned ruins of Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb several views of Mt. Fuji Miyajima Kyoto temples and views Kamakura's great Buddha remains of Nagasaki rivers mountains lakes Nikko shrines snow scenes Yawata Japan's " Iron City" Japanese women a favorite pass-time of G.I.'s fireworks Yokusuka naval base old hot springs & volcanoes tea bushes bridges. . Box C: Cover shows Japan with a fan design 40 in all. Yokohama: bird's eye view business district port Yokusuka: enlisted men's club parks Kyoto temples Kamakura shrines Nikko waterfall & Temple bridges Osaka shopping street castles lakes Mt. Fuji Kure Japan's old naval base harbors national parks . Color photos are posted to our website. . CONDITION The condition of the boxes are excellent with no rubbing or other defects whatsoever. The contents of photos are equally slightly warped in a semi-circle from not being pressed down but would likely flatten if placed in an album. The photos are clear sharp and unfaded image pristine as the day they were taken and developed. This remarkable fine condition is exceptionally rare as these photos are now about 60 years old. They have been kept meticulously by the person who originally purchased them as a member of the occupation U.S. Army forces stationed in Japan. As issued in the pristine original and quaint boxes an "Occupied Japan" collector's dream. . . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 25073001

‎AMERICAN ARMY IN CIVIL WAR CHINA, A PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM‎

‎AMERICAN ARMY IN CHINA: Tientsin Peking Shanghai Hankow Hong Kong And Others‎

‎China n.d. ca. 1927-1928. Brown simulated alligator cloth covers 37 x 27.5 cm. black pages spine ribbon-tied ca. 400 b.w. photos corner mounted images very good sharp and clear images NOT fadedsolidnicely done. V E R Y R A R E ! . . SUPERB PHOTO ALBUM OF THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR: . . Beginning of The Communist Party led led by Mao Tse-tung . . V.S. the Kuomintang KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party . Led by Chiang Kai Shek. . The United States Supported the KMT. In this album we see how the KMT soldiers hosted the American Army in China using their trains and military bases throughout China. This unusual album contains 400 original b. w. photographs & and is an historic photographic record of American military deployment showing Dough-boys in China probably from the U.S. Army's 2nd. Battalion 15th. infantry per the flag and insignia found on a group formation photograph. A minority are with written captions by and large taken by the person who made the album also enhanced with a small percent of professional Chinese photos some of which have in-negative captions. There are ca. 3 or so photos missing else completely filling 32 pages or 64 sides one on the inside back cover. The inside of the front cover has five attractive period color luggage type adverts from various hotels: Hotel Lankershim & Coast Line Military & Naval Hotel San Francisco Cal; The Court Hotel Tientsin North China; Grand Hotel des Wagons Litz; Astor House Hotel Ltd. Tientsin. The album begins with photos of a Chinese playing a Pi-pa snake skin banjo then there are three other photos: first two show a Chinese military camouflage train engine from which a Yank soldier in his campaign hat descends and a long train of cars with a large howitzer mounted upon one last shows French troops at parade rest with their rifles and white gloves and crested helmets with anchors naval or marines with others in the background with some officers. The next two pages show Chinese coolies swing a basket from the creek top water a field a mother suckling her baby with her family at the farm a large water tower in the wet slums and a group of Doughboys at attention in formation they wear boots leggings chrome World War I type dress helmets a rifle back pack with bayonet cartridge pouch belts with green wool hip-length jackets. The opposite page shows another view of the Chinese military train a pair of large mounted guns on an armored train car. To the right is a Chinese officer pointing to a large pierced hole in the train with a foreign engineer peering out from the small window. The train sports the Republic of China flag with a Chinese military unit flag painted on the side. Another view shows a group of abandoned Chinese coffins that went to the dogs; a group of soldiers in garrison caps at attention with fixed bayonets as the officers salute someone near the person taking the photo some Chinese officers also present. Next 2 pages show Chinese on a wheel barrow some Japanese women by a pond in Kimono and a group of British troops from their colonial Empire: blacks Indians white trumpeter Chinese and others with musical instruments all wear white cork-type pith helmets. A group of Japanese officers mugging for the camera. Photos of the railhead and large number of Chinese troops with rifles and kit at the railway station some on march carrying their flags others in open box cars with touring cars that are on the move another of camouflaged armored train cars one shows a number of foreign soldiers looking out of a train car window some are with tiny embossed stamp at right corner: "Mei Lee Tien Tsin." The album continues with a mixture of images of civilian Chinese Chinese military their trains moving air planes weapons war refugees in tents military views of barbed wire fortifications trenches machine gunners Russian soldiers Chinese officers Chinese air force funerals rickshaw pullers camel trains captured & wounded prisoners foreign soldiers at their sand-bagged posts. Photos of the great wall magnificent Chinese architectural monuments buildings and pagodas religious icons coffins more coffins mortars & Chinese junks and a plethora of others. The American Consulate General's compound in Tientsin American military band welcoming the newly arrived replacement troops. A large photo group shot of the American officers seated for a memorial photograph with their Battalion flag proudly posted on the wall where they pose source of our citation at the top of the unit name; two buglers are at each outside position the commander is ram-rod straight and taller than all others seated in the front & center; he and only two others on his sides wear full leather knee boots probably indicating the highest ranking officers; others are in boots & leggings. Photos of Doughboys aboard a ship showing the Naval officers with one stunning photo of an American high officer with his Japanese & Chinese counter parts posing for the camera. And a photo of the "Mail Boat Gazun Panama" and a few others of Panama giving credence to the fact that some of these soldiers came from the American East coast via Panama to San Francisco then on to China. Nice photo of semi-nude Panamanian family men women children. Doughboys at target practice photos of Chinese poverty coolies pulling great loads and street vendors. More showing Chinese life style street life horse & bullock carts and yet more caskets left in the open unburied and abandoned train cars full of horses Chinese troops smoke rising from a burning city another with "Tian jin" written in Chinese catholic church more parading of American soldiers within the Tientsin American Consulate parade grounds trooping of the colors. And a nice photo of the "U.S. Army Transport Thomas" Chinese junk &c. A U.S. soldier in a necktie his rifle at fixed bayonet at parade-rest before the Consulate General compound with sand bags inside a photo of a U.S. soldier with his Colt-45 on his hip with canteen looking at some communications connections another photo of two mini U.S. tanks and a very long bridge over the water. Photo of the Tientsin downtown with a Sikh Indian policeman directing traffic. Next page shows a public Chinese street execution: the guilty on his knees with the executioner ready to swing a very large sword and another headless corpse is before him the Tientsin YMCA compound opposite which is likely the inside of the American Consulate offices showing very ancient typewriters and three women staff and one other female Navy person. They all mug for the camera with a good number of U.S. Army or Marine officers behind three desks. Chinese hauling "magnum gold" brand ammunition on hand- trucks a U.S. Army band performing before the Consulate's office. At this point we find a few photos with penned captions: "One of China's Department Stores it shows a bird vendor; Peanut Gambler a mountain of P-nuts; Chinese Shimboo photo of the office and maker of the album and his Chinese officer friend ; "A Chinese Taxi" shows him in a Rickshaw "Me and the boy friend 11/3/28" shows a tiny goat cart carrying a child's coffin with a Chinese man. This penned date gives substantial proof of the date range of the entire album which was placed about the center of the whole work. The next page shows two more penned captions: "Chinese cavalry" and "Note mud house and fence" shows two Chinese officers on horse-back and a very very poor house with very starved animals. The next shows six Chinese undercover men two each holding a Chinese being readied for execution; and a very grizzly photo of a Chinese officer actually executing a Chinese man with his pistol who is seated on a rock: the photo captures the action as the shot blows away the mans brains. Behind the execution scene is a crowd of American soldiers in campaign hats and Chinese military officers who are witness to the event. More views of Chinese street life vendors pullers haulers & horse carts religious icons and a stunning Chinese roofed gate more Chinese troops on the move via train with a very horrible view of a large number of dead Chinese in the muddy filthy waters by a bridge. Homeless Chinese at a "soup kitchen" war refugees hauling their belongings house boat street barbers a group of 7 photos by the ocean. They show American soldiers at leisure looking at Chinese fishermen nets naked fishermen hauling in a net of fish to the beach a burning waterfront village the jetty where several large American transport ships are at anchor and a great assembly of Yankee soldiers on the beach with duffel bags and their gear at the railhead. The last photo shows a great number of various whisky bottles lined up for display. More photos show a coffin maker large coffin basket seller and "chow" sellers on the street. A military formation of 100's of either Scottish or Irish soldiers with fixed bayonets marching down the main street before the "RNC Electricity Dept." below which is a very long line of British soldiers on one side of the street opposite from a good number of American soldiers who are on the side of the street a British Union Jack flies over a castle-like structure this is clearly some kind of grand military parade. More photos of the Great Wall the military parade and army chaplains with an Australia flag flying over another castle tower. Chinese river scene with large numbers of native boats in a canal a beggar's camp with straw -mat tents a canal crossing ferry for people a photo of a U.S. officer stand on top a wooden coffin for a closer look. More poverty-stricken Chinese haulers fortune tellers graves tethered horses log sawyers rice haulers electric trolley with English and Chinese language sign on the roof panorama post card of Shanghai's Bund. The album now shifts to photos of the Peking area. Shows the Ming tombs and the camel-lined road; military train the Americans were transported by that train a large bivouac and tent city where the U. S. military troops camped some Chinese "house boys" proudly holding the American troop's unit flag. More photos of two U.S. soldiers posing near Chinese coffins in a wet ditch. A group of very young Chinese boys posed near the railroad; one is so poor that he has no clothes at all and is in nude. A large group of Nationalist Chinese soldiers marching along a street one classic photo of a single American soldier on guard standing at attention as stands vigil on a barbed-wire barrier his rifle at fixed bayonet. A group of five Chinese young "ladies" who pose for the camera who seemed NOT to be bewildered by the photographer they look like "Sing-song girls" hookers who entertained the U.S. troops. Chinese Buddhist priests in white robes with shaved heads a great gate to Peking Shanghai harbor views shanty huts captured Chinese criminal or traitor guarded by Chinese soldiers train car full of rifles more Chinese soldiers on trains marching in formation on the road. And a good photo of several American officers: one with a whip posing for the camera in garrison hat. Chinese bivouac and American soldiers with bullet and pouches for ammo with rifles at parade rest. More barbed-wire barricades Chinese & British soldiers armored train-mounted gun. More Chinese prisoners traitors being executed heads hoisted on power poles in baskets as a form of public warning and display for other would-be traitors. An American tent bivouac camp at the train yard two more public exec executions by beheading at the moment of loosing one's head an executed dead man lying in the street. Photos of Peking's Forbidden City a Chinese hung to death from a tree a Yank soldier in overalls carries a Chinese bamboo "yoke" with two baskets and smokes a pipe while Chinese look on and laugh. Two photos of lines of Rickshaws waiting for passengers. One comic photo with negative caption: "Find the Chinaman;" it shows two American soldiers sitting among Chinese. Nice shot of the Summer Palace Peking and a U.S. soldier riding in a Rickshaw. The very last photo inside the back cover shows the whole battalion dressed up wearing their chrome helmets standing at attention in formation for a classic and most historic memorial photograph. Their commanding officer is front and center; all have their rifles ammo belts and very polished boots with back packs. They could be standing in the Tientsin American Consulate compound grounds. Followed by a few other photos of Chinese a Chinese soldier et al. This work shows the typical things seen in China during this period of political and military chaos. The feuding war lords and political parties at war; the landing of American military to protect American diplomatic interests. Support & assistance given to the Americans and other foreign military groups by the Nationalist Chinese army. The desperate situation of the tragic Chinese people caught in the grips of upheaval and the summary punishment of traitors in a public display of the swift and ruthless law of China. A riveting and most compelling true record of a U.S. military officer's sojourn to and deployment in China. THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND THE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPHS: This is not a professional group of photographs but there a very small amount which were obviously purchased by the maker of the album and inserted. The vast majority are his personal photographs these again are obvious to anyone who looks at the album. This is an excellent example of private work of an unknown American Army officer stationed in China during a very chaotic period. He was interested in recording for posterity his experiences and the sights that he saw while on duty. We thank him for giving us privy to this slice of American and Chinese military history. SIZE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS: The size varies considerably sizes in cm.: the smallest are 8 x 5 most are 14 x 9 3 larger photos 24.5 x 18 and the last 30 x 10. CONDITION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS: These are original period photos they are all very clear sharp images no fading and in excellent condition. They have been corner mounted. RARITY: Photographic albums of this period in China are NOT commonly found; one made by an American Army officer stationed in China at this time is exceptionally unusual and RARE ! This is a charming primary source with a large number of clean & sharp images taken by an actual participant in this historic period of China. The officer and photographer of these photographs shared for posterity his keen insight and view of these events. We thank him for giving us privy to this slice of American & Chinese military history. . unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 25054401

‎France Ministere de la Guerre‎

‎Archives de Médecine Et de Pharmacie Militaires 1901 Vol. 37 Classic Reprint French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0331141477.G ISBN : 0331141477 9780331141474

‎[Texas]. [Civil War]‎

‎Declaration of the Causes Which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union -- Also the Ordinance of Secession caption title‎

‎San Antonio: February 2 1861. Good. Broadside on silk 19.5 x 14 inches. Expertly cleaned and restored. Previously folded with some creasing still visible. Moderate staining and a few small holes and separations aided by conservation. Scattered contemporary manuscript notations. An exceptionally rare Texas secession broadside executed on silk satin in San Antonio in 1861.  Printed in five columns with an ornamental border the broadside features both the Ordinance of Secession and the Declaration of Causes two of the three principal documents drafted by the Texas Secession Convention along with a list of delegates. According to the colophon "These sheets on Fine Satin may be had at the Herald Office for $1 or on fine Book Paper at 10 cents each." The present broadside belonged to Cyrus Halbert Randolph 1817-1889 who was the Texas State Treasurer at the time of secession. Randolph arrived in Texas in March 1838 and quickly became established as an attorney and politician. A member of the Snively Expedition in 1843 he served in several political roles in Houston County including justice of the peace 1840 chief justice of the county circa 1843 and sheriff 1847. He also represented the county in the Texas Legislature in two terms between November 1851 and November 1857. Randolph was elected state treasurer 1859 and won re-election in 1860.  Notably small pencil notations are next to the names of several delegates in the list perhaps associates of Randolph. Other known copies have connections to delegates and it seems likely that the sheets printed "on Fine Satin" were ideal souvenirs for prominent Texas politicians. <br />  <br /> After South Carolina's secession in December 1860 Texas was not far behind in joining them. The Constitutional Convention was organized on February 1 1861 and voted overwhelmingly in favor of secession. The ordinance was ratified by popular vote on February 23rd.  The document begins with the Declaration of Causes a fiery assertion of Texas's rights which highlights her unique history as an independent country and leaves no doubt as to the core issue at stake: "Texas abandoned her separate national existence and consented to become one of the Confederated States to promote her welfare insure domestic tranquility and secure more substantially the blessings of peace and liberty to her people. … She was received as a commonwealth holding maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery -- the servitude of the African to the white race within her limits -- a relation that had existed from the first settlement of her wilderness by the white race and which her people intended should exist in all future time. Her institutions and geographical position established the strongest ties between her and other slave-holding States of the confederacy. Those ties have been strengthened by association. But what has been the course of the government of the United States and of the people and authorities of the non-slave-holding States since our connection with them"<br />  <br /> Continuing in scathing language the authors accuse the North of interfering directly as they "encouraged and sustained lawless organizations to steal our slaves;" "invaded Southern soil and murdered reoffending citizens;" "sent seditious pamphlets and papers among us to stir up servile insurrection and bring blood and carnage to our fireside;" "sent hired emissaries among us to burn our towns and distribute arms and poison to our slaves;" and "finally by the combined sectional vote of the seventeen free or non-slave-holding States they have elected as President and Vice President of the whole Confederacy two men whose chief claims to such high positions is their approval of these long continued wrongs and their pledges to continue them to the final consummation of these schemes for the ruin of the slaveholding States."<br />  <br /> What follows is a list of the 168 delegates ending with Philip A. Work distinguishing this copy as a first edition. Noted bibliographer and Texas historian Everett C. Wilkie Jr. made a detailed study of the Texas secession documents in The 1861 Printings of the Ordinance of Secession Dallas 2011 and identifies three separate editions of the broadside essentially differentiated by the list of delegates.  The first edition Wilkie 23 was almost certainly printed in February 1861 and ends the delegate list with Philip A. Work. The later editions Wilkie 24 & 25 were printed in early and mid-March respectively with additional delegates added to the list.  The present edition is also the only one to include six lines naming the delegates who voted against secession. <br /> <br /> Printed in the right-hand column is the Ordinance of Secession stating the Texas is once again "a separate sovereign state." The preamble encapsulates the grievances of the state "Whereas the action of the Northern States of the Union is violative of the compact between the States and the guarantees of the Constitution and whereas the recent developments in Federal affairs make it evident that the power of the Federal Government is sought to be made a weapon with which to strike down the interests and prosperity of the people of Texas and her sister slave-holding states; instead of permitting it to be as was intended our shield against outrage and aggression; therefore."<br />  <br /> Parrish & Willingham note three institutional copies: University of North Carolina University of Texas and Baylor University. The Baylor copy however is actually a 7-page pamphlet edition Parrish & Willingham 4150. The UNC and Texas are therefore the only other known copies of the first edition.  A unique opportunity to acquire one of the most significant broadsides in Texas history in the first edition and on silk.<br /> Crandall 2153. Parrish & Willingham 4151. Wilkie 23. Winkler & Friend 171. February 2 unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6200

‎Santos Guerra (coord), Miguel Angel‎

‎Hacer visible lo cotidiano Universitaria Spanish Edition‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8476006519.G ISBN : 8476006519 9788476006511

‎Ministere de la Guerre‎

‎Annuaire de l'État Militaire de France: Pour l'Année 1820 Classic Reprint French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0331462923.G ISBN : 0331462923 9780331462920

‎United States War Department‎

‎General Regulations for the Army of the United States 1841 Classic Reprint‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 033109214X.G ISBN : 033109214X 9780331092141

‎Department of Works and Housing: War Service Homes Division‎

‎SPECIFICATION of WORKS required to be done and materials to be provided in the erection and completion of a ……… dwelling at ……………. Municipality of ………. For the DIRECTOR OF WAR SERVICE HOMES‎

‎Canberra: L.F. Johnston Commonwealth Government Printer: 1-7-1949 Specifications revised. Folder ‘Form A.12’ plus roneoed pp. 36 2 Addenda A 3 Addenda B plus 8 plates of construction details and 3 blueprints 2 extensive and folding 370 mm x 240 mm. Light wear to wrappers which bear the information that this folder plan 1092 was provided for applicant J2/4477 V. Bladen for a Brick dwelling at lot 108 White Ave Royston Park a suburb of Adelaide in the municipality of Payneham. Comprises massively detailed specifications from preliminaries and excavation to concreting bricklaying masonry drainage carpentry and joining fencing roofing ironwork and plumbing right through to power plastering painting tiling and glazing. Clean tear to the leading edge of the front wrapper; wrappers lightly soiled and silverfished; heavy silverfishing to the top edge and fold of the second blueprint; with a little loss to the cupboard details; a little entirely marginal silverfishing to the third blueprint; otherwise a very good copy. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 246489

‎United States War Department‎

‎Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session of the Thirty-Fifth Congress Vol. 2 Classic Reprint‎

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Referenz des Buchhändlers : 048451766X.G ISBN : 048451766X 9780484517669

‎Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook‎

‎Religion Among American Men Classic Reprint‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0484484613.G ISBN : 0484484613 9780484484619

‎Ministerio de Guerra y Marina‎

‎Memoria de Guerra I Marina: Presentada al Congreso Nacional de 1880 Classic Reprint Spanish Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0484400541.G ISBN : 0484400541 9780484400541